Russian

edit

Etymology

edit

Borrowed from Latin plinthus, from Ancient Greek πλίνθος (plínthos). Doublet of плита́ (plitá). Compare French plinthe.

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): [ˈplʲintʊs]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

edit

пли́нтус (plíntusm inan (genitive пли́нтуса, nominative plural пли́нтусы or плинтуса́, genitive plural пли́нтусов or плинтусо́в)

  1. skirting board, baseboard (panel between floor and interior wall)
    (colloquial) ни́же пли́нтусаníže plíntusavery low (literally, “below the baseboard”)

Declension

edit

Descendants

edit
  • Ukrainian: плі́нтус (plíntus)